TIVOLI
“WEARY RIVER” Richard Barthelm ess has mad* great success of his first talkie. River,” and it is. now being played ;> the Tivoli Theatre alter an t-nthu: i;.s tic run at the Plaza Theatre. He plays the role of a g<xi.tz*y v. • a type peculiarly American, bia >•- does so in a follow, lie is betrayed to the po *" by a rival, and cast into prison. A\ h:.< there he finds in music tin- expre-sio? of his true personali release he lias a musical reputation already made. He encounters unex pected difficulties, however, and !*•- di.covers that his record has n- t forgotten. The discharged convict :s c-ng:*. to appear in vaudeville. 1 i is. opeinn; night arrives, but when h< walks o the stag 1 a i pers the word “crook. He fails rnierablv, and in failing does some <• the most skilful work in the who picture. His final redemption is excellent piece of dramatic construe tion. The Tit oli cral bright supporting talkie items.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 827, 22 November 1929, Page 15
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164TIVOLI Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 827, 22 November 1929, Page 15
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